Page 455 of Filthy Elites

“Oh,” Cassidy gasps.

“There’s plenty of room and my parents would love to meet you.”

“Your parents? What did you say your last name was?”

“Lockwood, ma’am.”

There’s silence on her end of the call and I smile, knowing she recognizes who my family is.

“I wouldn’t want to impose.”

“There’s no imposition. Starling’s asleep and with how tired she was, I’m sure you’d agree it’s best not to wake her if we don’t have to. Since we haven’t gotten to know each other yet, it would be best all around if you just stay here tonight, that way if we need to call the doctor again, he can come straight over.”

She pauses again, but I know I’ve got her. She has no idea that I’m manipulating her, and that’s just the way I want it. Starling is mine and regardless of what her mother thinks, nothing will change that, but if I can get Cassidy to agree to my way of thinking, it’ll make it so much easier to get Starling to agree to the things I want too.

“If your parents are sure.”

“They are, I want to get back and check on Starling, so I’ll see you when you get here, just buzz the gate and someone will let you straight in.”

“Okay, I’ll see you soon, Sebastian.”

Ending the call, I slide my cell into my pocket and head back into Starling’s room. I know Clay, Evan and Hunter are somewhere in the house, but I don’t want them in here with her when she’s like this.

Her eyes are closed, and her hair is pulled to the side revealing her slender neck. My dick twitches in my pants, but I ignore it. As much as I wish I could strip her naked and slide under the covers with her, I won’t, at least not right now. She’s mine, and I’ll be the one and only man to ever get my dick inside of her, but not tonight.

Her brow furrows and I reach out and run my finger over it, smoothing it as I try to imagine what she’s dreaming about. I’ve no idea what haunts her sleeping thoughts, but I will. Soon I’ll know her so well I’ll be able to know what she’s thinking before she speaks.

I know the way I feel about her isn’t normal, she’s consumed me completely since I first laid eyes on her. She’s my obsession, but surely obsession is just the basis that love is built on? I’m not in love with her yet, I don’t know her well enough, but soon that’ll change. Soon I’ll be the reason she smiles, the reason her panties are damp, the reason she can’t wait to wake up every morning.

She’s my obsession, but I’m going to make myself her world. I’ll protect her from everything but me.

Pulling my cell from my pocket, I turn on the camera and take a photo, then switch it to video mode and record a few moments of her sleeping peacefully, then of me brushing the hair from her cheek, my hand trailing a path down her neck. “My perfect little bird,” I whisper, ending the recording and sliding my cell into my pocket without watching it. That will be my reward later when I’m lying in bed next door, only a wall separating us. I’ll watch the video while I take my dick in hand and wish it were her fingers instead of my own wrapped around it and covered in cum when I find my release.

A knock at the door banishes my filthy thoughts and I get up and cross the room, opening the door and peering around the frame.

“Sebastian darling, Starling’s mother is here,” my mom says, smiling widely.

“Ms. Clark,” I say, greeting her with my most charming smile as I push the door open wide and step back to allow them entry into the room.

Cassidy Clark is only slightly taller than Starling is and she has to tip her head back to look up at me.

“It’s lovely to meet you properly, I’m just sorry it has to be under these circumstances,” I tell her, crossing the room and sitting down on the edge of the bed beside my girl.

Cassidy rushes to Starling, leaning down and running her palms over her daughter’s face. “Oh, baby,” she croons.

“Dr. Harris said she was fine, just tired,” I tell her again, glancing up and smiling at my mom, who is still standing beside the door. “We’d planned to do a whole meet-the-parents thing tonight,” I say with an ah-shucks smile and then watch as both my mom and Starling’s mom visibly sigh at just how adorable and cute I am.

I don’t normally enjoy manipulating my mom, but right now I need her to be completely on board with the whole Starling situation. My parents know she’s mine, I told them about her, I just never mentioned that I hadn’t told Starling at that point. Not that it matters now. I hate that she fainted, even more so because I’m ninety percent sure it happened because she was freaked out and a little scared of me.

But ultimately, I wanted her here in my house and here she is. I wanted my parents and her mom to understand how serious I was about her, now they do. I wanted to capture and cage her and make her mine, and now she is.

“Ms. Clark, I hope you’ll help me convince Starling that she doesn’t need to look for another job. GAA is a serious school and if she tries to work and keep up with her homework and studying, I’m worried she’s going to make herself even more sick than just fainting from exhaustion.” I pause, then offer Cassidy a sad, understanding smile. “I know she wants to help out and that money is an issue, but…” I trail off, waiting for Cassidy to fill the silence.

“I don’t need her to help out with money, I’ve told her this a hundred times. I’m not sure what she’s told you about my job, but I’m an author, I write thrillers and with publishing there are peaks and troughs in sales. Starling panics, but she really doesn’t need to.”

I nod, agreeing with her, even though I know she’s lying. I’m completely apprised of Starling’s family’s financial situation. The money Starling was earning was paying the bills her mother’s royalties weren’t covering, but that stops now. I want all of her spare time and so her mother will have to make alternate plans to cover the loss of Starling’s income.

“She’s so still. Normally she’s a light sleeper.”

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